Diabetes????

Question

If I'm 14 years old, not overweight, no history of diabetes in the family, consumed lots of sugar (I used to drink lots of coke), has primary diabetes symptoms of thirst and lots of urination and my urine is pretty colorless or pale. Could I have, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetes insipidus or nothing (I'm not entirely sure I my thirst is real or imagined, I'm also a hypochondriac). It could be diabetes type 1 because I'm still 14 and it is known as the juvenile diabetes or diabetes insipidus because my urine is pretty colorless/pale? I'm gonna see a doctor soon but in the meantime I need some answers.

Answer 1

Do You Have Diabetes?
Millions of people have diabetes mellitus, commonly called diabetes. You may be surprised to know that many of these people don’t even know they have it.

Diabetes is a serious disease and should not be ignored. If you have it, correct treatment can help you live a long and healthy life.

What Is Diabetes?
If you have diabetes, your body can’t make or use insulin. Insulin helps change sugar into energy to keep you alive.

There are different kinds of diabetes. The main ones are type 1 and type 2.

Type 1 Diabetes
This type of diabetes is mostly found in children and young adults. If you have type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin and you must inject insulin daily.

You May:
urinate often
be very thirsty
be very hungry
lose a lot of weight
be very tired
be irritable
have blurred vision
have trouble seeing.
Type 2 Diabetes
Most people with diabetes have this form of the disease. Type 2 is usually found in people over 45, who have diabetes in their family, who are overweight, who don’t exercise, and who have cholesterol problems. It is also common in certain racial and ethnic groups (blacks, American Indians, and Hispanics) and in women who had diabetes when they were pregnant. If you have type 2 diabetes, your body cannot make enough insulin or correctly use it. Treatment is diabetes pills and sometimes insulin injections, as well as diet and exercise.

You May Have:
any of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes
a lot of infections
cuts or bruises that heal slowly
tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
skin, gum, or bladder infections that keep coming back.
Controlling Diabetes
Daily monitoring and careful control of blood sugar levels are the most important steps to take for people with diabetes. If not treated, diabetes can cause:

High blood sugar (which could make you thirsty, tired, lose weight, urinate often, or give you infections that won’t go away)
Many serious health problems (which could hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves, or heart).
Warning: Low Blood Sugar
People with diabetes may develop low blood sugar because their blood has too much insulin or other blood sugar-lowering medication or from not eating enough food. It is important to follow the eating and medication schedule your doctor has prescribed to avoid low blood sugar.

Low blood sugar could make you shaky, dizzy, sweaty, hungry, have a headache, have pale skin color, have sudden mood or behavior changes, have clumsy or jerky movements, have difficulty paying attention, feel confused, or have tingling sensations around the mouth.

Taking Care of Your Diabetes
The best way to take care of your diabetes is to make sure the levels or amount of sugar in your blood are near the normal range. This will make you feel better and help you stay healthy.

Your doctor will tell you how often to check your blood sugar level. To do this, you will need to take a drop of your blood and place it on a special test strip. Then a device, called a blood glucose meter, reads the strip. This device measures the amount of sugar in your blood.

Writing down this level, along with the time and date, will help you see how well your treatment plan is working.

Remember:
A person’s blood sugar level rises after eating any meal that contains carbohydrates or protein. Table sugar (also called ?sucrose) counts as a carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin, aspartame (NutraSweet), and sucralose (Splenda), do not count as carbohydrates or fats. They make food taste sweet. But they do not raise blood sugar levels and have little or no calories.

What Else Can You Do?
Eat well-balanced meals. The right amount of healthy food will keep your weight under control and help manage your diabetes.

Your body needs food from the four main food groups every day:

Fruits and vegetables (oranges, apples, bananas, carrots, and spinach)
Whole grains, cereals, and bread (wheat, rice, oats, bran, and barley)
Dairy products (milk, cheese, and yogurt)
Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, dried beans, and nuts.
Remember:
Too much fat and cholesterol in your diet can be very harmful to people with diabetes. Food that is high in fat includes red meat, dairy products (whole milk, cream, cheese, and ice cream), egg yolks, butter, salad dressings, vegetable oils, and many desserts.

Can You Do Anything Else?
Exercise is important for good diabetes control. It usually lowers blood sugar and may help insulin work better. Exercise and a healthy diet can also help you take off extra pounds if you are overweight.

Warning:
Check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. You may need a snack before or during the activity to avoid having low blood sugar while you exercise.

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Top Diabetes Symptoms:

1. Weight loss
Overly high blood sugar levels can also cause rapid weight loss, say 10 to 20 pounds over two or three months?but this is not a healthy weight loss.
2.Hunger
Excessive pangs of hunger, another sign of diabetes, can come from sharp peaks and lows in blood sugar levels.
3.Skin problems
Itchy skin, perhaps the result of dry skin or poor circulation, can often be a warning sign of diabetes, as are other skin conditions, such as acanthosis nigricans.
4.Slow healing
Infections, cuts, and bruises that don't heal quickly are another classic sign of diabetes.
5.Yeast infections
"Diabetes is considered an immunosuppressed state," Dr. Collazo-Clavell explains. That means heightened susceptibility to a variety of infections, although the most common are yeast (candida) and other fungal infections, she says. Fungi and bacteria both thrive in sugar-rich environments.
6.Fatigue and irritability
"When people have high blood sugar levels, depending on how long it's been, they can get used to chronically not feeling well," says Dr. Collazo-Clavell. "Sometimes that's what brings them into the office."
7.Blurry vision
Having distorted vision and seeing floaters or occasional flashes of light are a direct result of high blood sugar levels.
8.Tingling or numbness
Tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, along with burning pain or swelling, are signs that nerves are being damaged by diabetes.
9.Blood tests
Several tests are used to check for diabetes, but a single test result is never enough on its own to diagnose diabetes (the test has to be repeated).

Answer 5

Sugary drinks are terrible for you and stop them immediately. If you are Type II, you will have to learn to eat a balanced diet (control those carbs) and exercise. That thirst is a real predictor of diabetes. I have Type II and before I got my sugar under control, I had the thirst. I could drink gallons of liquid and still be thirsty. My mouth was dry all of the time. I understand that Type II diabetes is striking younger and younger people all the time. I don't know much about any other form of diabetes. All I can tell you is one of my symtoms was urine that had a strong nutty smell. And I went constantly. I don't remember a lot of color but then I take vitamins and that colors your urine. Several other clues may be the shape of your body. Are you an apple-the tendency to put weight on in your stomach rather than thighs or rearend? Do you have dark marks on your neck? That a sign that you are producing too much insulin. Do you have problems with your gums? Do they bleed? Another sign. There are just tons of warning signs and you may have one but not the other-it just depends on your body. Get to the doctor quickly. When you eat, your sugar should return to normal 2 hours after eating. If it does not, you have a problem. Usually when they do tests, they ask you to come in fasting so that is not a good test for diabetes. Do whatevery your doctor suggests but the best test is eat a normal meal two hours before the test and then see where your sugar is. If you really want to check yourself, go to WalMart and buy a glutrometer (the cheapest) and then get the strips or ask your doctor for one. He may have a free one but those usually use very expensive strips. It still might be cheaper to go to WalMart. Anyway test yourself before you eat and then 2 hours after you eat. Normal is 70 to 120 and they may have lowered that to 110. Then start checking yourself daily at different times before and after you eat so that you get a pretty good idea of where you are. It never hurts to be sure. Start drinking water and lay off all the sugar free stuff too. That stuff is terrible for you too. Water! I have Type II diabetes and you may contact me if I can help you in any way at anytime.

Answer 6

Seeing a doctor is the right step. If diabetes is suspected your doctor will order some tests, so if you see these ordered in your blood work you'll know what the doctor is thinking.

Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) Test
Casual Plasma Glucose Test
Hemoglobin A1c Test

Positive diabetes test results should be confirmed by repeating the diabetes test on a different day.

Answer 7

Some diabetes symptoms include:
* Frequent urination
* Excessive thirst
* Extreme hunger
* Unusual weight loss
* Increased fatigue
* Irritability
* Blurry vision
If you have one or more of these diabetes symptoms, see your doctor right away. You can also take our (http://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp) Online Diabetes Risk Test to find out if you are at risk for diabetes.

Answer 8

you have type 1 diabetes, i know this for a fact as i have type 1 diabetes

Answer 9

just mere thirst (polydipsia) and frequent urination (polyuria) cant be alone considered to be the symptoms of dm 1 and 2 or diabetes insipidus ofcourse the things you have said are the symptoms of dm or di but you have added that your urine is pale it can be considered that if you take lots of water then you may pass lots of urine and it would be diluted
stay cool....i have seen lots of patients without the traditional signs as thirst and urination...only the biochemical hematological annalysis such as random, fasting blood sugar levels can ascertain wats up in you and if its within normal some serological hormone levels should be checked out this can ruleout the diabetes insipidus......
good luck

Answer 10

Babe you drank too much coke which could be the reason your blood glucose levels shoot up beyong normal. It's not okay to be caught by Diabetes at such a young age.

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